March 3 this year marks the 21rd World Sleep Day, and a number of reports on sleep have attracted attention. According to the "23 Urban Migrant Workers' Sleep Report", the cities that can stay up the most late include Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou; According to the 2021 Exercise and Sleep White Paper, more than 2021 million people have sleep disorders; The China Sleep Research Report (3) and China Sleep Research Report 2022 also reveal important information about the current status of sleep disorders. (See Beijing News, March 2023)

Sleep quality is a matter of health, and studies have shown that chronic sleep deprivation increases the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, depression, diabetes and obesity, and impairs cognitive function, memory and the immune system. Therefore, the "Healthy China" initiative puts forward an advocacy goal: from 2022 to 2030, the average daily sleep time of adults should be 7~8 hours. However, many people's sleep duration and sleep quality are not ideal.

There are many factors that affect how long people sleep and how well they sleep. For example, environmental factors such as noise, strong light, poor air circulation, etc.; Psychological and emotional factors, such as anxiety, depression, irritability, etc. caused by stress transmission in life and work; Habitual factors, such as chasing dramas, playing games, scrolling videos, etc. In addition, certain disorders can affect sleep.

Some people believe that how long to sleep and whether you sleep well is a personal matter, and how to improve sleep depends on each person. This makes some sense, after all, among the many factors that cause insomnia, there are many factors that individuals can control. However, from the reality that "more than 3 million people have sleep disorders", how to sleep peacefully is obviously not a niche topic, but a public issue that should attract more people's attention, and even explore the inclusion of this issue into the scope of public governance and public services to help people sleep well to the greatest extent.

Nowadays, sleep disorders have attracted the attention of medical institutions. In view of the large size of the relevant population, the existence of psychological pressure and certain diseases that affect sleep, some medical institutions have opened "sleep clinics", hoping to help people get rid of insomnia through professional diagnosis and treatment services. At the cognitive level, more and more people are beginning to realize that insomnia and poor sleep are not trivial and hypocritical, in addition to personal adjustment of work and rest rules and living habits, you can also seek help from professionals and medical institutions in time.

In the context of the reality that the pressure of work, life, study and other aspects affects the quality of public sleep, how to improve public services and create an external environment suitable for sleep, more scientific guidance and system design, is worth exploring. For example, in view of environmental factors such as night noise and light pollution, all localities should refine and improve the prevention and control measures of sound and light pollution in nighttime construction, and take into account the people's demands for night tranquility and solid sleep when developing the "night economy" and arranging the "light show", which is also an inherent requirement to protect the public's right to rest and health. For example, in response to the sleep problem of minors, in 2021, the General Office of the Ministry of Education issued the Notice on Further Strengthening the Sleep Management of Primary and Middle School Students. In addition, it is also an important part to popularize sleep knowledge to the public and improve sleep awareness.

Paying attention to solving the problem of sleep disorders can improve the current quality of life and reduce the probability of disease for individuals; For the whole society, the health index and happiness index of the people are related to the quality of the population and the quality of human resources. Therefore, alleviating the problem of "3 million people with sleep disorders" requires a "1+N" solution, and individuals and public service departments must work together. (Daily Worker)